More Drypoints On Reclaimed Acrylic + Kitchen Litho

A few weeks ago I posted how I discovered some forgotten prints I had done.  I managed to post one image and then the batteries in my camera died.

Here’s the original post:

https://drewkail.wordpress.com/2012/03/26/a-couple-of-things/

Well, I finally found my rechargeables, fired them up and took pictures of the remaining drypoints.

 

And Finally, I wanted to show my first attempt at Kitchen Lithograph.  Kitchen Litho is a process that relies on the chemical reaction between oil or grease based medium and everyday cola to etch an image on aluminum foil.  It’s non toxic, and I think it worked out pretty well.

No title for it yet.  I hand colored the red circle, but plan on expirimenting with ways to use multiple pieces of foil.  I am really into this process.  Much of my work deals with expressionism and gesture in printmaking, and this fits right in.  Also, it’s inexpensive, I can utilized reused materials, size is easy to manipulate, and I don’t need a press.  I heard about this technique in the summer, but finally decided to give it a try.  I’m very happy that I did.  Thanks art-emilion for sharing this.

Here is the link to the youtube video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2w0IFm7JOY

And the link to download the free handbook:

http://www.art-emilion.fr/index.php?id_article=125

Have a great day.

Copyright©2012 by Drew Kail

A couple of things

Just a Monday morning update of a few things from over the weekend.  A couple of days ago I posted how I had found one of my first reduction prints while I was sorting through some paper.  The print discovery continues!  This morning I came across a sleeve of prints in which I was experimenting with drypoint etching on broken or previously cut acrylic.

 “Untitled”

All of the prints were completed on oddly shaped acrylic that I purchased at SCRAP.  The idea was to draw freehand on the acrylic with an etching needle and allow the predetermined shape to influence my thoughts.  There are more than this one, however, my camera ran out of batteries after taking this photograph.  The rest will be updated later.

On another note, I wanted to share an image of the linoleum block for one of my next prints.

I cut out the linoleum in preparation for the first color, but as in most of my work, I’m going to keep the final image pretty open to change.  I don’t have a set number of colors, and I’m not sure if all the shapes will stay in the print.  We’ll see.  This piece of linoleum is  leftover from the reduction block I’m currently working on and showing the process of.  The whole piece was a scrap from a black and white block titled “The Area Between”, printed in 2010.  I try to use every remnant of every material to prevent it from ending up in a landfill and also because I feel that even the tiniest scrap can be useful in the creative process.

“The Area Between”

I’ll keep you posted on how this reduction goes as well.

Drew

Copyright©2012 by Drew Kail